Guidance

GCSE, AS and A level subjects accredited to be taught from 2016

Updated 15 July 2016

Applies to England

This page shows the status of specifications submitted to Ofqual to be taught as GCSEs, AS and A levels from September 2016.

Exam boards take these subject content and requirements documents and use them to produce a specification and sample assessment materials for any subject they wish to offer. The specification is submitted to Ofqual for consideration. Ofqual convenes a panel of subject and assessment experts to scrutinise the specification and make a decision on whether it meets all the requirements for that subject. If it does, it will be accredited and teachers will be able to use it. If it does not, it will be sent back to the exam board and they will have to change their specification based on the feedback given by Ofqual. When they have made the amendments they will submit the new specification.

We have produced a diagram of the accreditation process.

1. Number of qualifications accredited

All GCSE subjects are fully accredited.

All AS and A level subjects are fully accredited.

2. Number of specifications accredited

2.1 For teaching from 2016

All submitted specifications have been accredited.

All GCSE specifications have been accredited.

All 64 AS and A level specifications have been accredited.

3. Key information

Entry Meaning
Specification accredited
- Exam board is not submitting a specification for this subject
‘submission due’ The date the exam board is aiming to submit for accreditation
‘awaiting submission’ We are awaiting a submission from the exam board but they have not indicated when we will receive it or the date they indicated has passed
‘submission received’ We have received a specification from the exam board and it is awaiting an accreditation decision

4. GCSEs

- AQA OCR Pearson (Edexcel) WJEC Eduqas
Art and design
Biology Spec A: ✓

Spec B: ✓
Chemistry Spec A: ✓

Spec B: ✓
Citizenship -
Classical Greek - - -
Combined science Spec ‘Synergy’: ✓

Spec ‘Trilogy’: ✓
Spec A: ✓

Spec B: ✓
Computer science
Dance - - -
Drama
Food preparation and nutrition -
French -
Geography Spec A: ✓

Spec B: ✓
Spec A: ✓

Spec B: ✓
Spec A: ✓

Spec B: ✓
German -
History Spec A: ✓

Spec B: ✓
Latin - -
Music
Physical education
Physics Spec A: ✓

Spec B: ✓
Religious studies Spec A: ✓

Spec B: ✓

Spec ‘SC’: ✓
Spec: ✓

Spec ‘SC’: ✓
Spec A: ✓

Spec B: ✓

Spec ‘SC A’: ✓

Spec ‘SC B’: ✓
Spec: ✓

Spec ‘SC’: ✓
Spanish -

5. AS and A levels

- AQA OCR Pearson (Edexcel) WJEC Eduqas
Classical Greek: A level - - -
Classical Greek: AS level - - -
Dance: A level - - -
Dance: AS level - - -
Drama and theatre: A level
Drama and theatre: AS level
French: A level -
French: AS level -
Geography: A level
Geography: AS level
German: A level -
German: AS level -
Latin: A level - - -
Latin: AS level - - -
Music: A level
Music: AS level
Physical education: A level
Physical education: AS level
Religious studies: A level
Religious studies: AS level
Spanish: A level -
Spanish: AS level -